Comments on: A Peck of Owls

By: david

david — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:46:29 +0000

I definitely think Dumbledore would have repaired Harry’s wand had he surrendered it, knowing (or good guessing) the power it would now have over Voldemort. And I suspect Dumbeldore has already repaired a snapped wand; when Hagrid was expelled, his umbrella works as well as an ordinary wand, which from experience with snapped wands is most unusual, the pieces should perform random uncontrollable magic (Ron CoS) or be completely useless (SPOILER Harry DH). After all when Hagrid is proven innocent in CoS and can legally have a wand again he still sticks with the “broken pieces” umbrella

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:39:40 +0000

Spoilers?

They actually say in the trial chapter that the Ministry has no jurisdiction to expel Hogwarts students on the spot, which is why Harry gets the second (third?) letter telling him he is NOT expelled yet.

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:07:39 +0000

Ah, okay. I must have been confused from a mixture of how confusing wandlore is that Jo wrote into the books so late, and the trailers of the new film coming out, which show Harry and Voldemort locked in a Prior Incantatem-like spell lock. Plus, I’ve only read DH twice so far, so it isn’t burned onto the inside of my skull like the rest of the books are yet.

By: Lesharo

Lesharo — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:30:59 +0000

Casey, sorry, I misunderstood you.
(SPOILERS)
And, no, it’s not either of those things during the Battle of Hogwarts. By that time, Voldemort has gotten rid of his wand in favour of the Elder Wand, and Harry is using Draco’s wand because the holly and pheonix feather wand was broken by Hermione’s jinx in Godric’s Hollow. What was demonstrated there was Harry’s theory that, because Draco had beaten Dumbledore, and Harry had then beaten Draco, the Elder Wand’s allegiance belonged to Harry, an, therefore, that wand couldn’t strike down its own master.

By: Casey

Casey — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 14:47:29 +0000

Lesharo, when I said “thrown out” I didn’t mean they had gotten rid of Priori Incantated. I meant that they didn’t require the same two wands anymore to be able to cause the effect. As you said, Harry’s wand recognizes the master of its twin, whether he’s using that twin wand or not. This is demonstrated in the Battle of Hogwarts, isn’t it?

By: Lesharo

Lesharo — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:01:54 +0000

@Casey, the only thing causing Priori Incantatem is because Harry’s and the Dark Lord’s wands are brothers (twin cores). It’s not thrown out in Deathly Hallows. The Dark Lord simply finds away around that little bit of protection. (SPOILERS) What’s added is that Harry’s wand has taken on some of the powers and magic that its brother wand had done during the connection they shared in the graveyard of Little Hangleton (GoF, CH. 34) and recognizes its brother’s master even when Harry can’t see him. (End Spoilers)

And, yeah, I always wondered why they didn’t have screens in their windows, too. I always thought it strange, kind of like I always find it odd when I’m in (or viewing something from) some part of the country or world that doesn’t have screen doors.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:02:14 +0000

erinaceous, I do agree with you on how symbolic the act of breaking a wand is, but I think Dumbledore would have ended up repairing it, because at this point everyone thinks the only thing causing Priori Incantatem is the duel wand cores, until book 7 when that’s all thrown out the window. My point is, at this point I think Dumbledore would have been afraid this defense wouldn’t be there anymore and would instantly repair Harry’s wand. Just my two cents.

Also, I’m going to start saying “mundungus” for tobacco, and a couple of these muggle/wizard mixed phrases x]

By: erinaceous

erinaceous — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:42:43 +0000

Laura – in the same vein, Harry could just get another wand, or his wand could be taken away rather than snapped in half and returned to him (as in Hagrid’s case). I think the idea of snapping the wands in half is more symbolic. Having a wand is really the biggest indication of one’s status as a member of the wizarding community. We know how lost Harry feels in book 7 with a broken wand – to intentionally do that to another witch or wizard would be a pretty severe punishment and send a much stronger message of alienation than it would actually prevent them from doing magic, and my guess is that that is the intent, which would come through whether the wand was later repaired or not.

By: Laura

Laura — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:50:58 +0000

You know, if Harry really was expelled from Hogwarts and his wand snapped in half, Dumbledore would have just be able to repair the broken wand with his Elder wand.
Just a thought.

By: Ragmar Dorkins

Ragmar Dorkins — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:36:19 +0000

I’ve been wondering…when the Howler is addressed to “Petunia, the Kitchen, Number 4 Privet Drive,” etc:
Does it say “the Kitchen” because that’s her current location or because that is her favorite place in the house and it’s where she usually is anyway?